Electoral district of Hamilton (New South Wales)
# Electoral district of Hamilton (New South Wales)

Hamilton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927 with the abolition of proportional representation from part of the 5 member district of Newcastle and named after the Newcastle suburb of Hamilton. It was abolished in 1971 and replaced by Charlestown.

## Members for Hamilton

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| David Murray | Labor | 1927–1928 |
| James Smith | Labor | 1928–1930 |
| Hugh Connell | Labor | 1930–1934 |
| William Brennan | Labor | 1934–1935 |
| Joshua Arthur | Labor | 1935–1950 |
| George Campbell | Labor | 1950–1959 |
| Robert McCartney | Labor | 1959–1971 |

## Election results

1968 New South Wales state election: Hamilton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Robert McCartney | 12,458 | 60.1 | -4.2 |
| | Liberal | James Reeves | 8,286 | 39.9 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,744 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 434 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,178 | 94.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
